Archives|THE GREAT REBELLION.; A Quiet Day at the National Capital. Character of the European Dispatches Received by the Government. FOREIGN INTERFERENCE NOT PROBABLE. THE LATEST NEWS FROM MISSOURI. A Superior body of Rebels Routedby Gen. Lane. Capture of All Their Tents and Supplies.The Rebel Forces Not Besieged at Lexington. NEWS FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC. Bad Condition of the Rebels Across the River. Narrow Escape of John C. Breekinridge. SPECIAL DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON. LORD LYONS AND THE PASSPORTS. FAST DAY IN WASHINGTON. NO MORE PICKET-FIRING. PRINCE DE JOINVILLE. COMMISSION TO A MEXICAN OFFICER. A COMPANY FROM HONOLULU. DOESTICKS" A CHAPLAIN. SEAMEN FROM PHILADELPHIA. THE DELAWARE FIRED UPON ANOTHER STEAMER FIRED UPON. THE BATTERY SHELLED. THE REBEL CAMP AT LEWINSVILLE. THE FEMALE REBELS. MILITARY COMMISSION. COMMITTED SUICIDE. CAUGHT AT IT. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

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THE GREAT REBELLION.; A Quiet Day at the National Capital. Character of the European Dispatches Received by the Government. FOREIGN INTERFERENCE NOT PROBABLE. THE LATEST NEWS FROM MISSOURI. A Superior body of Rebels Routedby Gen. Lane. Capture of All Their Tents and Supplies.The Rebel Forces Not Besieged at Lexington. NEWS FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC. Bad Condition of the Rebels Across the River. Narrow Escape of John C. Breekinridge. SPECIAL DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON. LORD LYONS AND THE PASSPORTS. FAST DAY IN WASHINGTON. NO MORE PICKET-FIRING. PRINCE DE JOINVILLE. COMMISSION TO A MEXICAN OFFICER. A COMPANY FROM HONOLULU. DOESTICKS" A CHAPLAIN. SEAMEN FROM PHILADELPHIA. THE DELAWARE FIRED UPON ANOTHER STEAMER FIRED UPON. THE BATTERY SHELLED. THE REBEL CAMP AT LEWINSVILLE. THE FEMALE REBELS. MILITARY COMMISSION. COMMITTED SUICIDE. CAUGHT AT IT. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

There was a large foreign mail received by the last steamer. The dispatches, though voluminocs, are not very important. The representatives of the Government abroad are almost unanimous in the opinion that the settlement of our domestic troubles will not be embarrassed by the interference of any of the European Governments, unless we meet with some decided and apparently overwhelming disaster. So long as the United States retains possession of the Capitol, there will be no recognition of the Southern rebels.

The umbrage which Lord LYONS appears to have taken because our Government did not officially notify him of the order requiring travelers to present day authenticated passports on entering or leaving this country, is without any just cause. He had no right to expect such notice, as he knew very well it was not the practice of Mr. Secretary SEWARD to communicate to the representatives of foreign Governments the principles we may think proper to adopt for the purposes of regulating our intercourse with the citizens of other countries. Lord LYONS knows very well that he received no notice of the blockade of the rebel ports, except as he read it, like others, in the President's proclamation. Therefore, his evident miff at not being notified of the passport regulation is not warranted.

There has been a general observance of the day, in accordance with the wish expressed in the President's proclamation. All the public buildings were closed, and but very few of the stores were opened. The President, all the members of the Cabinet, and Gen. SCOTT, attended divine service, as did also Gen. MCCLELLAN.

All along our lines, for a day or two past, there appears to have been a better observance than heretofore of the general order prohibiting pickets from blazing away at each other. We have not even the rumor of a fight to-day. The reconnaissance of yesterday towards Lewinsville appears to have made the rebels docile -- at least they have kept well out of sight since they vanished over the hills to avoid the grape from GRIFFIN's howitzers.

The President has issued a commission as Captain in the Navy to Admiral ZERMAN, late of the Mexican Navy. Capt. ZERMAN is detailed for service with Gen. FREMONT's column, and will probably have an important position in the flotilla preparing for a voyage down the Mississippi. He was formerly in the Turkish Navy, where he saw much service, and acquired considerable reputation as an officer.

The last mail from the Pacific brings an official tender to the Government of the services of a company of Infantry, already organized at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands.

MORTIMER THOMSON ("Doesticks") is temporarily acting as Chaplain of the New-York Twenty-sixth Volunteers, Col. CHRISTIAN. Four Sundays since he was unexpectedly called upon to act in that capacity in reading the service to Gen. SLOCUM's Brigade, and he has continued to perform the duty since, and will until the regiment is provided for.

The steamer Delaware arrived this morning from Philadelphia, with three hundred seamen, who are now quartered at the Navy-yard. While the Delaware was ascending the Potomac, when near Lower Cedar Point, the propeller Planet stood across her bow's in order to speak her. The two came in collision, and the Planet sunk almost immediately in deep water. The crew barely escaped with their clothes. The Delaware was slightly injured in her fore foot. The Planet had been fired upon in the morning from a new battery at Occoquan, and her object in desiring to speak the Delaware was in reference to it.

While passing Freestone Point, below Occoquan, the new battery opened upon the Delaware, and seven shots were fired upon her, from rifled cannon. They had an excellent range, but either fell short or went over her. The battery seemed to have two guns, and the steamer was two and a half miles distant when fired at. The Delaware left for Philadelphia this afternoon.

The gun-boat Reliance, Lieut. WYGATT, arrived this morning from the flotilla. She reports that the steamer Valley City was fired upon from the new battery at Freestone Point, one of the shot striking her but doing no damage.

In the meantime, upon the information of some contrabands that batteries had been erected there, the Jacob Bell and Seminole steamed to near the Point, and commenced shelling it to discover the location. The firing was returned, one shot striking the Bell. Yesterday afternoon the rebels had hoisted a flag over the battery, and when the Reliance left it was reported in the flotilla that the battery would be engaged to-day. The Reliance brought up five contrabands, including one woman; also, a rebel deserter named SHERBURNE, a Lieutenant in an Arkansas regiment stationed at Evansport on the Potomac, who floated across the river by means of a raft, and then succeeded in reaching one of our flotilla. He states that from current report he judges that there are from 8,000 to 10,000 rebel troops along the Potomac below Freestone Point, and extending to Matthias Point.

REDMOND BURKE, who was arrested yesterday near Lewinsville, he having mistaken our pickets for rebels, is a resident of Harper's Ferry. He is an Irishman by birth, but states that he had contracts for several years with Col. CRAIG, of the Ordnance Department, to furnish cut stone to the Government. He has two sons in the rebel Army, and who fought at Bull Run. He states that Col. STEWART, of the Virginia Cavalry, is now an acting Brigadier-General in the rebel service.

This afternoon Mrs. PHILLIPS, her daughters and sister, left for Baltimore, en route for Fortress Monroe.

A Military Commission, presided over by Lieut.-Col. SKILLAN, of the Fourteenth New-York, is now sitting at Fort Corcoran to try minor charges preferred by citizens against soldiers, and also small offences committed by citizens.

Private LANAHAN, of the Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, of Gen. BANKS' command, who was under sentence of death for murdering the Major of the regiment, committed suicide last night, by cutting his throat.

Two days since a rebel soldier crossed the river in a canoe to Gen. STONE's command, with a flag of truce. He was observed to be experimenting with a piece of twine over the side of the canoe, and it was subsequently shown that he was taking soundings for a ford. He was retained in custody.

CHRISTIAN MOORHEAD, of Harrisburgh, was accidentally killed at Tennellytown, yesterday, by CASPER [???]. They both belonged to the Pennsylvania Reserve, No. 12.

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A version of this archives appears in print on September 27, 1861, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: THE GREAT REBELLION.; A Quiet Day at the National Capital. Character of the European Dispatches Received by the Government. FOREIGN INTERFERENCE NOT PROBABLE. THE LATEST NEWS FROM MISSOURI. A Superior body of Rebels Routedby Gen. Lane. Capture of All Their Tents and Supplies.The Rebel Forces Not Besieged at Lexington. NEWS FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC. Bad Condition of the Rebels Across the River. Narrow Escape of John C. Breekinridge. SPECIAL DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON. LORD LYONS AND THE PASSPORTS. FAST DAY IN WASHINGTON. NO MORE PICKET-FIRING. PRINCE DE JOINVILLE. COMMISSION TO A MEXICAN OFFICER. A COMPANY FROM HONOLULU. DOESTICKS" A CHAPLAIN. SEAMEN FROM PHILADELPHIA. THE DELAWARE FIRED UPON ANOTHER STEAMER FIRED UPON. THE BATTERY SHELLED. THE REBEL CAMP AT LEWINSVILLE. THE FEMALE REBELS. MILITARY COMMISSION. COMMITTED SUICIDE. CAUGHT AT IT. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe